Kyrie Irving Requests A Trade From The Brooklyn Nets Just Days Ahead Of The 2023 NBA Trade Deadline

Kyrie Irving is requesting to be traded from the Brooklyn Nets days earlier than the 2023 NBA commerce deadline.

On Friday, CBS Sports activities’ Invoice Reiter confirmed Irving needs to be traded to a different workforce as quickly as potential. Irving knowledgeable the Nets of his resolution and needs to be traded earlier than the February ninth deadline, or he’ll exit the workforce in July as a free agent.

Based on Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, Irving’s commerce demand comes after the 30-year-old participant and the workforce couldn’t come to an settlement on the contract extension.

The Nets beforehand supplied Irving an extension on his contract together with “guaranteed stipulations.” Nevertheless, the main points of the extension was reportedly “not received well” by Irving’s workforce and was denied.

As well as, Irving was additionally holding out on signing the contract extension earlier than coming into his closing yr with the workforce. Nevertheless, the Nets did grant Irving permission to go looking for different provides however nothing was discovered. Irving finally selected to stay with the Nets with hopes of successful an NBA Championship alongside Kevin Durant.

Irving has not introduced his most well-liked groups he want to be traded to however has expressed curiosity in becoming a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.